单词 | autumnal equinox |
释义 | autumnal equinox [ȯ`tǝm·nǝl `ē·kwǝ´näks] ASTRONOMY The point on the celestial sphere at which the sun's rays at noon are 90° above the horizon at the Equator, or at an angle of 90° with the earth's axis, and neither North nor South Pole is inclined to the sun; occurs in the Northern Hemisphere on approximately September 23 and marks the beginning of autumn. Also known as first point of Libra. |
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